SWAMI SIVANANDA | SADHANA : A Textbook of The Psychology & Practice of The Techniques of Spiritual Perfection | TPPTSP | Rajasic mind always wants new things . It wants variety . It gets disgusted with monotony . It wants change of place , change of food , change of everything . One should not be afraid of monotony . One should have asinine patience , adamantine will and untiring perseverance . Then only one can succeed in Yoga . One who wants something new always , is unfit for Yoga .

THE SUPPORTIVE TEACHINGS

KUNDALINI , the serpent power or mystic fire is that primordial energy or Sakti that lies dormant in the basal Muladhara Chakra . It is an electric occult or kinetic power , the great pristine force which underlies all organic and inorganic matter .

Chakras are centers of spiritual energy situated in the Linga Sarira , astral body . They have corresponding centers in the Sthula Sarira , physical body also , just as Buddhi , understanding , intelligence , etc , which are really in the Linga Sarira , have corresponding centers in the brain also .

Kundalini can be awakened through concentration and control of Vrittis by Raja Yogins , through the grace of the Guru and devotion by Bhaktas , through the analytical will by the Jnana Yogins , and through Mantras by Mantra Yogins .

As soon as Kundalini is awakened , it pierces the Muladhara Chakra . It should be taken up to the Sahasrara Chakra through various Chakras .

When the Kundalini is awakened , the Yogi sees mentally a huge mass of golden light , enveloping the body as if to consume it . One should not at all be afraid .

The Yogi experiences different grades of Ananda and Siddhis at different Chakras . Supreme fearlessness , astral visions , mental visions , Vijnana visions , Siddhis and spiritual Ananda are the signs to denote the awakening of the Kundalini .

The Sadhana for this Kundalini Yoga should be done carefully and the space in this book will not permit me to deal with this subject in detail giving the descriptions of the various Nadis and Chakras .

The book KUNDALINI TANTRA presents a systematic and pragmatic approach to the awakening of Kundalini .

It begins with an expanded understanding of the true role and potential of the body and nervous system , moving through an exhaustive examination of the different methods of awakening suitable for different personalities and conditions .

You will find clear and direct instructions on the actual yogic and tantric techniques to be practised towards this goal , together with a map of possible experiences you may encounter as the practices mature , so that you can sustain this great awakening and integrate it into a more conscious and creative way of life .

Included here is a systematic schedule of practice , within the context of a philosophy that is both pragmatic and transcendental , to prepare you in every way for this great adventure in consciousness .

" Hammer on ! hammer on ! " is the first principle of success . Without work you can never succeed . A lazy person is bound to perish in the " struggle for existence " , one cannot live , one must die .

Rise to the GOD-Consciousness to such a degree that for you your past relations may become a complete blank . . . Your relation to the world should become the relation of GOD to the world ; an entire change .

From one point of view , mind and intellect are not Brahman ; but on the other hand , mind and intellect are nothing else but Brahman , even the body is nothing else but Brahman , and Everything in the world is nothing else but Brahman .

Can you transfer your consciousness ? Put it here , your consciousness should sit here . Can it sit here ? Now it is inside your body . It is operating through the body and you are seeing through the aperture of your eyes and then perceiving a person like me here .

Immanuel Kant is said to have been woken up by Hume from " dogmatic slumber " and brought about a " Copernican revolution " in the field of philosophy . In Kant we begin to reap the ripe fruits of philosophy , for it is here that it shows signs of its having reached maturity and full development .

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PRABODHASUDHAKARA | THE NECTAR OCEAN OF ENLIGHTENMENT | PART 2 | DEVOTION | SRI ADI SANKARACARYA | TRANSLATION & BHASYA BY SAMVID | PSNOE SERIES || The devotional fervour which the author exhibits in the four concluding sections of this work would appear to be in sharp contrast with the author's relentless pursuit of truth through rational enquiry , found in the earlier sections .

I am composing the Atmabodha , or Self-Knowledge , to serve the needs of those who have been purified through the practice of austerities, and who are peaceful in heart , free from cravings , and desirous of Liberation .

One who has one's mind Self-absorbed through Yoga , and who has the vision of sameness everywhere , sees this Self existing in everything , and everything in one's Self . | One who sees Me in everything , and sees all things in Me — I do not go out of one's vision , and one also is not lost to My vision .

Some minds with too much self reliance in themselves , and without considering the true nature of things , give them different forms and colours , according to their own conceptions and opinions , though far from truth .

VOL 1 | BOOK II | CHAP XVII | VERSE 10 | ON THE CONTENTS OF THE WORK | IT CONTAINS SIX BOOKS all fraught with sentences full of reason , and each distinct from the other in its import . It has many verses containing chosen examples on all subjects .

DANGEROUS HABIT OF CONSTANT SELF JUSTIFICATION | To go on claiming this so-called freedom , which is no more than a subjection to certain ignorant cosmic forces , is to indulge in a blind contradiction and to claim the right to lead a double life

Imagination in the mind always exaggerates . Exaggeration is a modification of lie . Aspirants should not exaggerate . They should utter words with mathematical and scientific precision . An aspirant is asked to give up company and observe Mouna .

MahaBhava is a Divine Ecstasy . It shakes the body and mind to their very foundation . It is like a huge elephant entering a small hut . The house shakes to its foundation . Perhaps it falls to pieces .

Athato bhaktim vyakhyasyamah | 1. Now , therefore , we shall teach Bhakti , or the Religion of Divine Love . 2. Now , therefore , I will try to explain the process of devotional service . 3. Now , therefore , the doctrine of devotion we shall expound .

Rama has written in simple language , the ordinary thoughts and ideas that satisfy the mind and show the Divine Vision to the writer both within and without . The whole world shining like the diamond is becoming the Divine Ocean .

OM! In Humans , The Past exists only in memory , which is retention , replaying , reconfiguration of stories , fantasies , fiction ; The Future is expectation and fantasy : These thoughts play in The Present , creating a false sense of continuity of personality — Nothing but DREAMING it is .|| SSSV 32.3 ||